# Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies > Source: > Published: 2026-09-19 00:53:20+00:00 # Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies By Johana BhuiyanSource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology) Disclosure comes after [OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai) and [Anthropic](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic) hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models In a first for Google, the company confirmed that its AI model, [Gemini](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/gemini), breached the security of three other companies in May. The hacks occurred during a cybersecurity [evaluation](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/evaluation) by AI-security firm Irregular. Irregular, an Israel-based startup that scrutinizes the security of advanced AI systems, was also at the center of some of the recent [OpenAI](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/17/openai-reports-concerning-ai-behaviour-jailbreak-talking-to-other-agents) and [Anthropic](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/30/anthropic-ai-claude-hack) hacks of third-party entities, including OpenAI’s [breach](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident) of AI software company, [Hugging Face](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/hugging-face). [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/google-gemini-ai-hack) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.